Financial Aid

We’re here to support your future success and make a world-class education within reach.

RIT is committed to making education accessible. We want to take the guesswork out of the aid process to help make your experience as smooth as possible. Our Financial Aid office is your partner, and we can work to create a financial plan together. Our goal is to provide assistance that can help you launch the career of your dreams.

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Are You Graduating in December?

You must complete student loan exit counseling when you leave school or drop below half-time enrollment. Exit counseling helps you understand your student loan obligations and prepares you for repayment.

Spring Semester Financial Aid / Billing Information is Available in eServices

Financial aid for the spring semester will be listed in a student's spring billing summary. Please note:
1) If continuing undergraduate students are not enrolled full-time (12 credits +), their tuition charge will not reflect the full-time tuition rate. Financial aid that requires full-time enrollment will not pre-credit against their charges until 24-48 hours after the student enrolls full-time and has been charged the full-time tuition rate.
2) All students (undergraduate and graduate) would need to accept their federal loan(s) in eServices and enroll in at least 6 credits in order for their federal loan(s) to pre-credit against their spring tuition charges.

Learn more about billing, payment options, and payment plans.

Final Term of Course Enrollment

For RIT and RIT/NTID funding, undergraduate students must be enrolled full-time (12 or more credits) each term in courses applicable toward the completion of their degree. However, if students are in their final term and do not need to be full-time to complete their degree requirements, their funding can be prorated based on their remaining coursework needed to graduate.

To be considered, students should contact their Academic Advisor to ask them to confirm their final semester of study and their required number of credits for degree completion by submitting a Part-Time Enrollment for Final Term Form. View details about RIT’s Final Term: Part-Time Policy. An exception: The proration of RIT/NTID grants and scholarships does not apply to students who have been accepted into an undergraduate Applied Arts and Sciences program on a part-time basis.

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of all incoming RIT first-year and transfer students receive aid

^$381M⁺

is awarded annually in RIT grants and scholarships

^$612M⁺

is awarded annually to students from all aid sources

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Tuition and Fees

How to Apply for Aid

Get the information you need to apply for financial aid including deadlines, step-by-step instructions, forms, and more by selecting your student type. If financial aid is a new subject for you, review our How Financial Aid Works resource. If you need help or have questions, contact us.

Future Students

Information for those interested in applying to RIT or who have already applied.

Undergraduate First-Year Students

Undergraduate Transfer Students

Graduate Students

Accepted and Current Students

Information for those who have been accepted to RIT or are currently enrolled at RIT.

Accepted Students

Info for Current Students

Scholarships and Military Benefits

Scholarships are awarded based on your academic and/or extracurricular merit. You are automatically considered for most RIT Scholarships just by applying for admission.

There are also several awards you may be eligible for, including the RIT Alumni Referral Award.

First-Year and Transfer Students
NTID-Supported Students

RIT offers a variety of graduate scholarships including tuition-specific scholarships. Graduate tuition scholarships are offered by academic programs in recognition of students’ records of academic excellence. The amount of the award varies by student and department. Scholarships do not include a stipend. These awards carry with them the expectation that students will maintain a minimum academic standard (3.0 cumulative grade point average) and make satisfactory progress toward their degrees.

Students who qualify for a full RIT tuition waiver or full reimbursement from an employer or an outside agency are not eligible for an RIT Graduate Scholarship.

Compare all graduate scholarships

ROTC Scholarships

The Army, Air Force, and Navy each have ROTC programs that offer scholarships to cover some or all of the cost of a student's education. Select a branch to learn more about scholarship offerings.

RIT (ROTC) Room and Board Scholarship

Provided to an incoming first-year or transfer student who was first selected in high school by one of the branches of the U.S. Armed Forces as the recipient of a three-year or four-year ROTC Scholarship. These students, commonly referred to as Advanced Designees, must accept the ROTC Scholarship prior to starting college to qualify for the RIT Room and Board Scholarship. The RIT Room and Board Scholarship starts in the Advanced Designee’s first year, whether or not the student is a recipient of a three-year or a four-year ROTC scholarship. The RIT Room and Board Scholarship is renewed for up to four years (eight semesters) assuming the student continues to be eligible for their specific ROTC Scholarship.

Veteran Benefits (GI Bill®, Vocational Rehabilitation, Yellow Ribbon)

Qualified Veterans and dependents generally receive military benefits from the following Chapters: 30, 31, 33 (Post 9/11), 35, or 1606. In addition, RIT offers Yellow Ribbon funding to qualified individuals.

For more information regarding veteran benefits, contact the Office of Veteran Student Success.

Athletic scholarships at RIT are available only for men's and women’s ice hockey.

Under NCAA rules, athletic scholarships are strictly prohibited for Division III athletes; additionally, athletic involvement must not be a consideration for merit scholarships or need-based financial aid.

For more information on athletic scholarships visit RIT Athletics or email Bethany Marren; NCAA Compliance Officer at blsatl@rit.edu.

Depending on your financial need, you may want to explore outside scholarships. You may be eligible for additional scholarships from outside institutions to assist you in affording your education.

Outside scholarships

Learn about other types of aid

Grants and Loans

Need-Based Grants

Grants are need-based aid, available to undergraduate students, that do not have to be repaid. Grants are based on a student's FAFSA results. RIT does not require applicants or current students to complete the CSS Profile.

View Grants Complete the FAFSA

Loans

Loans assist in financing your education and are paid back over time after you leave school.

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Student Employment

Many students use on-campus employment to help cover their expenses while completing their degree. RIT has more than 12,000 jobs available each year and students typically work 10 – 20 hours per week.

Federal Work Study and RIT Campus Employment are two types of student employment that may be listed in your financial aid offer.

Learn more about student employment in your aid offer

FAQs and Resources

Send us forms or documents using our secure document upload. Upload a Document

Billing Resources

The RIT Student Financial Services Office is the central billing service center for tuition, fees, and other charges incurred by students. Billing inquiries would be addressed to that office by calling (585) 475-6186 or emailing asksfs@rit.edu.

Contact Us

Our expert team is here to provide personalized support.

Please use one of the options below to connect with our office. Contacting us through multiple channels with the same question will delay response times. We appreciate your cooperation.

Chat
For general questions about the financial aid process, we recommend our live chat.

Email
For general questions about your specific situation, we recommend you email ritaid@rit.edu.

Call
For detailed questions about your specific situation, we recommend that you call 585-475-2186.

Contacting our office by phone or email allows us to answer specific questions related to a student as long as we are able to affirm the student and the individual requesting information to protect privacy and confidentiality. Chat is reserved for general non-student specific information only.

Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships

Bausch and Lomb Center
56 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY 14623-5604

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Financial Aid Counseling Team

Consumer Information

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Office Hours

8:30am - 4:30pm
Monday - Friday

ritaid@rit.edu
585-475-2186

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How to Apply for Aid

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